| Home |
| Search |
| Today's Posts |
|
#1
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
|
|||
|
|||
Count text
Hi.... I need to count the number of times each store appears (LEFT by 4
characters): edar wkub edar02 edar02 edar01 wkub01 wkub02 emur01 Result: Store "edar" appears 3 times; "wkub" 2 etc. Thank you very much!!! |
|
#2
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
|
|||
|
|||
|
Count text
Try this...
=COUNTIF(A2:A7,"edar*") =COUNTIF(A2:A7,"wkub*") Or, using cells to hold the criteria... B2 = edar B3 = wkub =COUNTIF(A2:A7,B2&"*") =COUNTIF(A2:A7,B3&"*") -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Kristina" wrote in message ... Hi.... I need to count the number of times each store appears (LEFT by 4 characters): edar wkub edar02 edar02 edar01 wkub01 wkub02 emur01 Result: Store "edar" appears 3 times; "wkub" 2 etc. Thank you very much!!! |
|
#3
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
|
|||
|
|||
|
Count text
Thank you so much, works perfectly!!
"T. Valko" wrote: Try this... =COUNTIF(A2:A7,"edar*") =COUNTIF(A2:A7,"wkub*") Or, using cells to hold the criteria... B2 = edar B3 = wkub =COUNTIF(A2:A7,B2&"*") =COUNTIF(A2:A7,B3&"*") -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Kristina" wrote in message ... Hi.... I need to count the number of times each store appears (LEFT by 4 characters): edar wkub edar02 edar02 edar01 wkub01 wkub02 emur01 Result: Store "edar" appears 3 times; "wkub" 2 etc. Thank you very much!!! |
|
#4
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
|
|||
|
|||
|
Count text
You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback!
-- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Kristina" wrote in message ... Thank you so much, works perfectly!! "T. Valko" wrote: Try this... =COUNTIF(A2:A7,"edar*") =COUNTIF(A2:A7,"wkub*") Or, using cells to hold the criteria... B2 = edar B3 = wkub =COUNTIF(A2:A7,B2&"*") =COUNTIF(A2:A7,B3&"*") -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Kristina" wrote in message ... Hi.... I need to count the number of times each store appears (LEFT by 4 characters): edar wkub edar02 edar02 edar01 wkub01 wkub02 emur01 Result: Store "edar" appears 3 times; "wkub" 2 etc. Thank you very much!!! |
| Reply |
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Forum | |||
| Count single Text in cells with multiple text entries | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) | |||
| count number of specified text within a text/cell | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) | |||
| how do I count the number of times text in column A matches text i | Excel Worksheet Functions | |||
| Formula to count text and alert me if a text appears more than twi | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) | |||
| Count Intervals of Filtered TEXT values in Column and Return Count across a Row | Excel Worksheet Functions | |||
Linear Mode
